Marantz CDR420 - Front Panel Controls (Detailed); Audio Input and Level Controls

L R
L + R
L/R
MIC/LINE
PUSH
MIC/LINE RIGHT
PUSH
LEFT
INT
LINE
MIC
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Controls, Connections (front)
1 2 3
PHONE/SPEAKER
LEVEL
1 PHONE/SPEAKER LEVEL
control
Turn to adjust the level (volume) of
the built-in speaker and headphones
plugged into the PHONE jack.
(To listen to headphones only turn
the SPEAKER OFF/ON switch to
OFF.)
PHONE SELECTOR
MIC/LINE
MIX OUT
LINE OUT
AUX
2 PHONE SELECTOR
Turn to select the audio
input to the PHONE jack
and internal Speaker.
MIC/LINE –
Audio being input via the MIC/LINE
input jacks.
AUX –
Audio being input via the AUX IN jack.
LINE OUT –
Audio available at the LINE OUT out-
put jacks.
MIX OUT
– Audio available at the MIX OUT output
jacks.
LEFT
RIGHT
a b
L + R
c d e f
3 MIC/LINE controls and input jacks
Left and right microphones or instruments via phone
jacks or via XLR connectors are
input here.
3a Left XLR or 1/4” input
jack
Plug in an instrument or other
line level audio device here to
provide audio to the left stereo channel.
NOTE: To avoid feedback, turn the internal SPEAKER OFF/ON
switch OFF or reduce the PHONE/SPEAKER LEVEL control,
and reduce the LINE OUT level control if connected to an external
amplifi er.
3b Right XLR or 1/4” input
jack
Plug in an instrument or other
line level audio device here to
provide audio to the right stereo
channel.
3c LINE MIC INT switch
Switch to LINE for a line level input, to
MIC for a microphone level input, or to
INT for input from the internal micro-
phone to the left recording channel.
NOTE: To mix two microphones from the front inputs with a ste-
reo line input, use the AUX input on the rear
for the stereo line input.
3d Left level control
Turn to adjust the level of the left
input.
3e L/R L+R switch
L/R
records the Left input onto the
left channel of the recording and the
Right input onto the right channel of
the recording.
L+R
records Left and Right inputs
onto both channels of the recording.
3f Right level control
Turn to adjust the level of the right input.
NOTE: When internal mic is selected both the Left level con-
trol and the Right level control are active. To record the internal
microphone to both the left and right channels adjust both Left and
INT
LINE
MIC
L + R
L/R